Japan’s Rugby World Cup a huge economic success
Alan Gilpin says the decision to hold the first tournament outside rugby’s traditional heartlands has been vindicated
24 June 2020 - 17:00
Tokyo — The Rugby World Cup held in Japan in 2019 was the most economically successful World Cup to date, attracting about 242,000 international visitors and adding £2.3bn to the country’s GDP, a report said on Wednesday.
It was also “the biggest single-sport event ever held in Japan”, said the report, which was commissioned by the sports governing body World Rugby and conducted by consulting firm EY...
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